Match-igniter and waste-match receiver.



MATGH IGNITER AND WASTE MATCH RECEIVER.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 28, 1909.

Patented Jan. 24, 1911.

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LOUIS RE, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

MATCH-IGNITER AND WASTE-MATCH RECEIVER.

Application filed August 28, 1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS Rn, a subject of the King of Italy, residingat- Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented a new and useful Match-Igniter and \Vaste-Match teceiver, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in match receptacles, to the lihting of matches contained therein and to providing a receiver for usedand waste matches and con sists in the novel construction andarrangement of parts more fully set forth and shown in the specificationand drawings.

The object of my invention is to construct a matclrholding and ignitingdevice which will deliver and light one match at a time out of a supplyinitially stored in a box or receptacle forming part of the device, themain object being to make a device which shall be of positive operation,of simple construction, easily operated and applicable to safetymatches, as well as other kinds, shall also have combined with it andforming a part of the device a receiver for waste or used matches andfor cigar and cigarette ashes.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of mymatch-igniting device-taken on the line Y. Y. of Fig.

2. Fig. 2 is a plan, taken on line X. X. of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 1s aperspective new of match-operating sector. Fig. a is a detail view ofmatch-holder clip. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of ignition-roll showingperforations to allow parts to be torn off.

Referring to the drawings 1 represents a base provided with a recessedportion 2 for waste matches or cigar and cigarette ashes &c., and on thebase 1 is placed a box 3 for holding a supply of matches, having an inclined portion a therein. At the lower front of box 3 is a partition 5toallow the matches, one at a time, to fall on the sector 6 and into theclamps 7, which is attached to the sector, so that the match may becaught by the turned-up portion of 6 acting as a backstop and shown as8. The extended portion 9 is to prevent the sector from going back toofar and also to hold the match in position and stop it from falling out.

10 is the handle of sector 6 used for the purpose of operating thesector which turns on a small pivot 11, while 12 is a small screw tohold sector 6.

1a is a clamp on the right side of sector Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Jan. 24, 1911'.

Serial No. 515,087.

6 and holds one end'of the match, while 15 is a resilient holder for theigniting strip 16 and may be made of thin steel or brass but should beof a springy temper so that it will ofier a slight resistance to thehead of the match when it passes along the sur face of strip 16.

17 shows the match-lighting surface having perforations at more or lessregular intervals.

18 shows the holder for the coiled igniting strip 16, while 19 is aweight to keep the coiled strip in place.

20 is a door in the rear of the box 3 for enabling a renewal of theigniting strip, while 21 shows a lid for the top of the box 3 having acatch 22, and 23 is a detent or depression for the purpose of keepingthe door 2O closed.

24 shows screws for fastening the box to base 1.

25 shows matches in position for operat ing.

26 is a spiral spring for bringing the sector 6 back into position againafter the match has been lighted and removed therefrom, having afastening 27 for attaching one end of spring 26 to box 3, and 28 is afastener for securing the other end of spring 26 to sector 6.

29 shows a double extension for securing the device to a wall or otherplace, and 30 shows holes in these extensions for screws or nails.

To operate the mechanism, it is first necessary to see that box 3 isproperly provided with matches, which may be of the ordinary sulfur orof the phosphorus variety, but it is preferred to have in this devicematches known commercially as safety matches being those which igniteonly 011 surfaces purposely prepared for such matches. When the box isproperly filled with matches and the igniting strip 16 is placed in theholder 15, which should be made of steel or of spring brass or of someother resilient material, so that when the head of the match is drawnover the igniting surface of the strip 16, the holder will givesufiiciently to allow the match to pass along the strip surface but willoffer sulticient resistance to the passage of the match as to cause thelatter to ignite. This is accomplished by pressing on the sector-handle10 which causes the sector to move, bringing the match into the open andthe head of the match into conremoved from the actuating handle when thesector will at once resume its original position by means of the spiralspring 26, and cannot go back of its normal position owing to theextended portion 9 acting as a stop for the sector. The door in the rearof the box 3 is for the purpose of renewing the coils of the ignitingstrips 16 or for any repairs which, in course of time, may be needed.

Instead of perforated strips I may use strips not perforated and simplytear oil? the used-up portion, but it is thought that a perforated stripwill be more economical and useful. These strips may have a base formedof paper, linen, tape or other suitable material and should contain,preferably on one side, a coating of material which will cause safetymatches to ignite when brought into contact with the surface of thestrip, all other kinds of matches igniting in the same manner.

When all of the coil of the strip is used, another can be placed readyfor service by opening the door 20, removing the weight 19' from theholder 18, dropping a coil of the igniting strip over the holder 18,replacing 1. In a device of the class described, a

match receptacle, a movable sector pivoted there n for deliverlng onematch at a time,

means whereby the sector may be'operated, v

a resilient tape holder mounted in the receptacle, and a roll ofmaterial surfaced with an igniting substance carried onthe holder.

2. In a device of the class described, a match receptacle, means movabletherein for delivering a single match, a resilient tape holder mountedin the receptacle carrying a tape, said tape being perforatedtransversely at intervals so that partsof the tapemay be severed whenunfit for use, and having thereon a coating of igniting material forigniting the match as it is delivered.

LOUIS RE. Witnesses: I

O. M. THowLnss,

ARTHUR H. HANDLER.

